01390nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260008100044653003500125653004600160653001900206653001600225653002000241653000700261653001900268653000900287653003100296100002000327245007900347520073400426       2013                            d  cJanuary 2013bInstitute of Information and Communication TechnologiesaSofia10acritical energy infrastructure10acritical energy infrastructure protection10acyber security10acyberattack10aenergy security10aEU10aIT4Sec reports10aNATO10apublic private partnership1 aVelichka Milina00aNew Trends in the Policies for Security of Critical Energy Infrastructures3 aThe current understanding for effective security policy of the critical energy infrastructure focuses on the ability to systematically assess vulnerabilities, predict threats and neutralize the risks of cyber attacks on the interdependent elements of the complex, intelligent energy infrastructures. There are three major new developments in the security policy concerning the functioning of the critical energy infrastructure – cyber security, public-private partnership and international cooperation in the development and implementation of the policy for security of critical energy infrastructures. Various countries and international organizations offer their own policy models, while their efficiency is yet to be proven.